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M2659

Sigma-Aldrich

Melamine

99%

Synonym(s):

2,4,6-Triamino-1,3,5-triazine, sym-Triaminotriazine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C3H6N6
CAS Number:
108-78-1
Molecular Weight:
126.12
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
124341
EC Number:
203-615-4
MDL number:
MFCD00006055
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24896752
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

200

assay

99%

form

powder

mp

>300 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 25 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless

SMILES string

Nc1nc(N)nc(N)n1

InChI

1S/C3H6N6/c4-1-7-2(5)9-3(6)8-1/h(H6,4,5,6,7,8,9)

InChI key

JDSHMPZPIAZGSV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Melamine can be used as a:
  • Reactant in the preparation of melamine trisulfonic acid (MTSA) which is used as a catalyst in various reactions.
  • Nitrogen source for the large scale synthesis of nitrogen-doped graphene (NG).
  • Heterogeneous catalyst in combination with lewis acid ZnI2 for conversion of carbon dioxide to cyclic carbonates.

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Health hazard
GHS08

signalword

Warning

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 2 - Repr. 2 - STOT RE 2

target_organs

Urinary tract

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

572.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

300 °C - closed cup

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

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MKCQ8853
MKCP8204
WXBD4894V
WXBD4243V
MKCN0039

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Melamine-ZnI2 as heterogeneous catalysts for efficient chemical fixation of carbon dioxide to cyclic carbonates.
Liu M, et al.
Royal Society of Chemistry Advances, 5(2), 960-966 (2015)
Hannah Dies et al.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 18(8) (2018-08-22)
We present a method for the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-based detection of toxic contaminants in minimally processed liquid food products, through the use of a dendritic silver nanostructure, produced through electrokinetic assembly of nanoparticles from solution. The dendritic nanostructure is
Catalyst-free synthesis of nitrogen-doped graphene via thermal annealing graphite oxide with melamine and its excellent electrocatalysis.
Sheng Z, et al.
ACS Nano, 5(6), 4350-4358 (2011)
The crystal structure of melamine.
Hughes EW.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 63(6), 1737-1752 (1941)
Infrared and Raman spectra of melaminium chloride hemihydrate.
Marchewka M K.
Materials Science and Engineering, B, 95(3), 214-221 (2002)
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